San Diego Turkey
I didn’t really have anything appropriate for thanksgiving – the only turkeys we have around here are out in the hills and you have to be lucky to see them. I figured our pelicans were the closest thing we have locally to celebrate so here is my portrait of some “San Diego Turkeys” that I took yesterday….
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Probably tastes like fish…..
Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular
I’m a little late getting to this week’s challenge so I’ll post three different photos to illustrate angularity. The first is a close-up of a rooftop in Heidelberg, Germany. I liked the different angles of the rooftop dormers when added to the perspective angularity of the roof itself as it sloped away from my viewpoint. I also liked the contrast between the angular black dormers and the puffy dark clouds that were building.
Rooftop perspectives
The second photo is a reflection of an old gothic building in the decidedly modern windows of a bank. The combination of angles and curves caught my eye during an early morning walk (in Wurzburg I think).
Angularity reflects curves
The last photo is from Prague on a rainy night. The photo captures the angles and architecture of the fortress on the hill, the angles and lights of the Charles Bridge, and the foreground of angled pier posts and supports. There is also another, less apparent angle where there is a water break and falls in the river. It was a beautiful night and I was glad to be able to catch this image.
The Angles of a Praha evening
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement – $ 74,880/36 year Surprise!!!
I actually wrote this post a few weeks back (when it happened) but am glad I saved it for this challenge.
“Go for it” my partner said after seeing his tee shot fading to the right but in good position. I figured it for about a 250 yard shot to the green at the steeply uphill 12th hole at Mt Woodson golf course in Poway, California. I’ve played this hole dozens of times but have seldom tried to drive the green. Today was a perfect opportunity – the GPS was reading about 225 yards and there was no wind at all. I hadn’t been playing particularly well but I knew if I took a good swing I could reach the green and give us an advantage over our opponents. I tried to remind myself to swing smooth and then just gave it a cut. It was one of those rare (for me anyway) swings where the ball just “clicks” off the club face and you have the wonderful sensation of watching it soar high, with just a gentle 10 yard bend to the left toward the flagstick so far away.
The shot
As we watched, we all knew it was a pretty shot but then we heard a “clang” from 225 yards away as the ball struck the flagpole. We had no idea where the ball ended up but we were all charged up that it was such a fun shot. As my partner and I reached the green, the other twosome had walked up the hill to see where the ball ended up. I heard them say that there was no balls on the green, and when I got up there, none of us saw any ballmarks around the flag. They finally looked in the hole and yelled “I don’t believe it” and I realized that 36 years of frustration had come to an end – I had finally made my elusive hole in one – on a par 4 no less!!! A hole in one and what is known as an Albatross all in one swing of the club. I’ve gotten close to an ace several times over the years but not so much recently. What a great feeling – the rest of the round is kind of a fog – maybe the result of buying a few rounds of beer for the clubhouse after the round.
The Result….
Oh yeah – I almost immediately tried to figure out how much I had spent to get to that moment. I started playing golf 36 years ago at the age of 28. I guess that I have averaged about 1 round a week for all those years – sometimes more, sometimes less. I also figured that with equipment thrown in, the average round was probably around $40. That makes an estimate of $74,880 – the cost of a lower model Porsche – and worth every penny……
Minimalist #2 – Shadows
I haven’t posted since last week’s challenge but I thought I’d add another photo to that theme. This fits the description with a desaturated photo and lots of black space in the almost monochromatic photo. I took this while in Europe. I was passing from a sunny courtyard through a large portal into another square – I saw this young lady having her photo taken (with a flash) but I thought the natural lighting was better from my vantage point. I liked the dramatic shadows and the light only highlighting her outline.
Lady of Shadow
Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist
I don’t take too many minimalist photos but I found one that almost fits the bill. I liked this one enough to have it printed and displayed in our outdoor living room as the colors kind of mirror the colors of the “room”. This was taken with a telephoto lens during our recent trip to Europe. These two ladies were peering out a window high above the main square in Heidelberg, Germany. They both had kind of thoughtful expressions on their faces (or maybe they were just bored). I think the minimalist nature of the photo draws you to those expressions and makes you wonder what was really going on inside those minds……
A penny for your thoughts….
Shadow Feet….
I hadn’t taken my camera out since we returned from Yellowstone so I thought I’d go to a local lake and see if I could find anything unusual flying around, As it turns out, almost nothing was flying so I just sat there and enjoyed the morning. After a while, this egret walked up through the water. The light was behind him and the lake was still….and I noticed that in his shadow you could see his feet underwater while the rest of the water was opaque. I thought it was a cool effect so I took a couple of shots like this one.
Maybe its time to have my toes done…..
Serengeti Dreaming
Oh no!! Another Kitty photo? Ran across this one when I was going through my Serengeti images and I thought I should do something with it as I don’t recall seeing many photos of Cheetahs in this position. This female spent hours with us one afternoon (causing us to miss lunch!) including a stroll or two on top of our vehicle. This was a little “time out” see took in the grass before she caught the scent of a male cheetah heading our way.
Serengeti Snooze
This is also kind of a neat shot to illustrate the fact that the cheetah is the only big cat that can’t retract their claws. They are out all the time to act as “spikes” when the cheetah makes a charge at its prey.
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